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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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